Kingdom Under Fire The Crusaders

by Microsoft

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Release Date:2004-10-13
Label:Microsoft
UPC:805529892804
Binding:Video Game
Published By:Microsoft
ASIN:B0002CHJ2S
Category:Video Games

Kingdom Under Fire The Crusaders Features

  • Choose two characters from the Light and Dark sides -- these choices will determine players' ultimate destiny
  • Over 30 different types of units - watch as they follow your commands as do your will
  • Create heroes with special moves and abilities, and deploy them to turn the tide of battle
  • Between missions, players can visit their castle to upgrade weapons and armor, adjust ability scores to prepare for the next battle
  • Exciting role-playing elements as heroes gain experience and improve their fighting skills

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Product Description

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders challenges you to lead a massive army in pursuit of the ultimate power. Experience chaotic medieval battle on epic scale, as you command hundreds of warriors all risking their lives for final victory. Fifty years have passed since the Second Great War of Heroes -- in that time, a powerful artifact called the Ancient Heart disappeared. In the town where it was last seen, orcs have invaded, leading to a new war, with new goals and objectives... And new choices for glory. Dynamic game direction make you feel like you're watching an epic film - Multiple camera angles, real soldiers' expressions of pain, victory and defeat, and much more Real-time ranking update system New Mission Downloads possible through Xbox Live

Customer Reviews

Not Good, but not bad - Reviewed on 2008-11-20
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The interface is extremely clunky. Graphics are great for the X-box, but the story is not that entertaining. The Physics of the game (such as sunlight in your face) is unique. If you can get it on the cheap I would recommend it.
controls are horrible - Reviewed on 2006-11-26
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1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
i gave this game about 4 hours to become fun, and ultimately I wish I had those 4 hours back. you'll be excited when you get cavalry, but that excitement will disappear quickly when you realize you have to manually run them back and forth through the enemy while your hero is getting sliced up, and that you have to do this with a very clunky camera system. i think for real-time strategic war games you're better off on a pc. pick up starcraft or any of a thousand other RTS title out there that blow KUF away.
Pretty Entertaining - Reviewed on 2006-07-24
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2 customers found this review helpful.

Basically this game is Dynasty Warriors, with some strategy elements. Or better yet Dynasty Warriors for people who like RTS games and fantasy elements. It's very long, so if your like me, cheap and hate buying $50 games that only last maybe 10 hours. the lack of multiplayer, and custom soundtrack really sucks though.
Macho Junk - Reviewed on 2006-06-24
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Okay, I expected this to be about the crusades, no, its about the "Demon Crusade". Although the poor lines, and hilarious cheesyness can make you laugh so hard, but only for the first few levels, then its not fun, its boring.
I say it's great and statistics show..... I'm always right. - Reviewed on 2006-06-15
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2 customers found this review helpful.

Yes words are misspelled. Yes they lied about the custom soundtrack. No the crappy rock music doesn't match with bloody medieval fantasy warfare. It's still a fun game, and if a game can overcome all of those flaws and still be fun then the creators have made a great game despite their failure to grasp the English language. It has an excellent storyline with all the characters. The graphics are pretty good. There are hundreds of soldiers on the maps at once with pretty good detail. I thought the voice acting was well above average but not great and no it didn't always match what was on the subtitles.

I haven't played this game in almost a year but have fond memories of it and plan to pick it up again this weekend. I have the prequal "Kingdom Under Fire The Heroes" which closes most of the plot holes and answers many of the questions from this one.

My best guess is that because these games are pretty challenging; most of these negative reviews are from people that couldn't hack it and got frustrated. For those losers who that applies to...go back to Mario brothers and Zelda. The rest of you should get this game if you can still find it. Check the bargain bins, it'll be well worth what you'll pay for it. I also highly recommend the Heroes. I don't think one is really better than the other, they are both great.

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